Let's keep cutting men's sports. Hey.... it's the economy now, not Title IX.
I find this reasoning amusing.
John Smith
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NCAA's Brand: Don't fault Title IX for Future Cuts
Author: ASA News
Blog URL: allstudentathletes.com/.../ncaabrandtitleix
Description:
Brand expects some schools to drop men's teams in coming months because
of the economic downturn. He is urging them in advance to cite the
economy, not the law that bans sex discrimination at schools receiving
federal funds.
I am absolutely totally in favor of women's sports.I have no problem with women getting 1/2 the scholarships.My wife was a pre-Title IX swimmer who had to fight to let the coach give them any pool time.Where I am going to agree with John is that this didn't have to be the way it was implemented.Cutting men's sports doesn't increase opportunity for women.If there are 100 men's scholarships and 0 women's,then 80 men's and 50 womens is better,but not as good as 100 each.Too expensive you say,only if the purpose of athletics is money and spectacle,not developing well rounded people(instead of just round people.)By the way,the NCAA has been an unfair irrational institution since it's inception(they can't even get a football play off right for heavens sake.)If swimming is to thrive it is going to have to do so in spite of the NCAA not thanks to it(hence my earlier proposal that USA-S etc.start a scholarship fund.)
I am absolutely totally in favor of women's sports.I have no problem with women getting 1/2 the scholarships.My wife was a pre-Title IX swimmer who had to fight to let the coach give them any pool time.Where I am going to agree with John is that this didn't have to be the way it was implemented.Cutting men's sports doesn't increase opportunity for women.If there are 100 men's scholarships and 0 women's,then 80 men's and 50 womens is better,but not as good as 100 each.Too expensive you say,only if the purpose of athletics is money and spectacle,not developing well rounded people(instead of just round people.)By the way,the NCAA has been an unfair irrational institution since it's inception(they can't even get a football play off right for heavens sake.)If swimming is to thrive it is going to have to do so in spite of the NCAA not thanks to it(hence my earlier proposal that USA-S etc.start a scholarship fund.)
